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Which cocktail's name means "moist little thing"? | BOOZY WORDS

Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

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The Linguistic Evolution of Beverage Terms

This chapter examines how languages adapt foreign words to their phonetic structures, focusing on the Japanese term for beer derived from Dutch. The speakers also clarify the distinction between 'sake' in Japanese and its common English usage, while exploring the intricacies of Japanese writing and terms for drunkenness.

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